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William Pearly Oliver OC CM (February 11, 1912 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia – May 26, 1989 in Lucasville) worked at the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church for twenty-five years (1937–1962) and was instrumental in developing the four leading organizations to support Black Nova Scotians in the 20th century: Nova Scotia Association for the Advancement of Colored People (1945), the Nova Scotia ...
Operated by the Nova Scotia Health Authority, it is the province's largest and oldest mental health facility. Co-founded by the Hon. Hugh Bell [1] and Dorothea Dix, it opened in 1856 as the Mount Hope Asylum for the Insane and today it is a fully accredited teaching facility affiliated with Dalhousie University. Since its founding in 1852, the ...
As a part of this effort, he established the Black Star Line with funding from a stock issue, at $5 a share from members of his United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). The name of the Black Star Line was a play on the White Star Line, the owner of the Titanic. [3] [18] Garvey was determined to employ an all-black crew for the venture.
The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the largest employer in the province, with more than 23,000 employees, 2,500 physicians and 7,000 volunteers working from 45 different facilities. [ 1 ]
The demand for arsenopyrite, a mineral associated with gold in Nova Scotia, along with cheap energy costs and an increase in the price of gold (US$20.67 to US$34 per ounce), created an impetus for Nova Scotia's third gold rush. The rush spanned ten years (1932–1942) and 158,000 ounces (4,479,300 g) of gold were produced. [3]
Olympic figure skater Gracie Gold opened up about her private struggles with mental health and figure skating in an exclusive interview with NBC's "TODAY" Tuesday.. After winning her first U.S ...
Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital is a Canadian public hospital in Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia, a rural community in the Halifax region.Originally opened as the Twin Oaks War Memorial Hospital in 1950, and reconstructed in 1976, the hospital is operated by the Nova Scotia Health Authority and has a 24-hour emergency department.
IWK Health is a major women's and children's (pediatric) hospital and trauma centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia that provides care to maritime youth, children and women from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and beyond. The IWK is the largest facility in Atlantic Canada caring for children, youth, and adolescents and is the only ...